• OT? - The Reality of Wokeness

    From George.Anthony@21:1/5 to All on Wed Sep 7 15:05:17 2022
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/portland-residents-flee-as-homeless-fill-neighborhood-parks-crime-surges-infinite-final-straws/ar-AA11yL38?li=BBnb7Kz


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  • From Technobarbarian@21:1/5 to George.Anthony on Wed Sep 7 11:53:46 2022
    On 9/7/2022 8:05 AM, George.Anthony wrote:
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/portland-residents-flee-as-homeless-fill-neighborhood-parks-crime-surges-infinite-final-straws/ar-AA11yL38?li=BBnb7Kz



    Portland is a very White city and it has always suffered from an
    extreme lack of woke. Now that the homeless problem is affecting the
    middle class I expect the politicians might get serious about solving
    the problem. All 3 of the people running for governor have this issue at
    the top of the list of things they're talking about. Whoever wins we'll probably see a lot of money spent on things that don't solve the
    problem. What they really need to do is change the laws so it's possible
    for people to build their own affordable housing. I don't expect to see
    that happening anytime soon because that would have a serous effect on
    the price of the homes the middle class owns. They're already hearing predictions that housing prices are going down here soon, along with
    some other markets scattered around the country.

    Be careful what you wish for. A popular opinion, backed by some
    serious money, and a long time popular solution, is to do things that
    force the homeless people into other areas. Basically they want to take
    the fascist approach. Force homeless people into places where they can
    be controlled.

    But hey, we have a lot of water and you can almost always drink the
    stuff coming straight out of your tap. :-)

    TB

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  • From George.Anthony@21:1/5 to Technobarbarian on Wed Sep 7 17:25:03 2022
    On 9/7/2022 1:53 PM, Technobarbarian wrote:
    On 9/7/2022 8:05 AM, George.Anthony wrote:
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/portland-residents-flee-as-homeless-fill-neighborhood-parks-crime-surges-infinite-final-straws/ar-AA11yL38?li=BBnb7Kz




          Portland is a very White city and it has always suffered from an extreme lack of woke.

    Lack of woke? You have to be smoking something. And what has being a
    very white city have to do with homelessness? Are you implying it's
    minorities who are causing the problems?

    Now that the homeless problem is affecting the
    middle class I expect the politicians might get serious about solving
    the problem. All 3 of the people running for governor have this issue at
    the top of the list of things they're talking about. Whoever wins we'll probably see a lot of money spent on things that don't solve the
    problem.

    Yeah, but throwing money at it makes it look like something is being
    done. That's all it takes to convince those who are blind to reality.

    What they really need to do is change the laws so it's possible
    for people to build their own affordable housing.

    They are homeless for a reason. How do you expect them to build their
    own homes, affordable or otherwise?

    I don't expect to see
    that happening anytime soon because that would have a serous effect on
    the price of the homes the middle class owns. They're already hearing predictions that housing prices are going down here soon, along with
    some other markets scattered around the country.

         Be careful what you wish for. A popular opinion, backed by some serious money, and a long time popular solution, is to do things that
    force the homeless people into other areas. Basically they want to take
    the fascist approach. Force homeless people into places where they can
    be controlled.

        But hey, we have a lot of water and you can almost always drink the stuff coming straight out of your tap. :-)

    TB


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  • From Technobarbarian@21:1/5 to George.Anthony on Wed Sep 7 16:33:10 2022
    On 9/7/2022 3:25 PM, George.Anthony wrote:
    On 9/7/2022 1:53 PM, Technobarbarian wrote:
    On 9/7/2022 8:05 AM, George.Anthony wrote:
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/portland-residents-flee-as-homeless-fill-neighborhood-parks-crime-surges-infinite-final-straws/ar-AA11yL38?li=BBnb7Kz




           Portland is a very White city and it has always suffered from >> an extreme lack of woke.

    Lack of woke? You have to be smoking something. And what has being a
    very white city have to do with homelessness? Are you implying it's minorities who are causing the problems?

    Now that the homeless problem is affecting the
    middle class I expect the politicians might get serious about solving
    the problem. All 3 of the people running for governor have this issue
    at the top of the list of things they're talking about. Whoever wins
    we'll probably see a lot of money spent on things that don't solve the
    problem.

    Yeah, but throwing money at it makes it look like something is being
    done. That's all it takes to convince those who are blind to reality.

    What they really need to do is change the laws so it's possible
    for people to build their own affordable housing.

    They are homeless for a reason. How do you expect them to build their
    own homes, affordable or otherwise?

    I don't expect to see
    that happening anytime soon because that would have a serous effect on
    the price of the homes the middle class owns. They're already hearing
    predictions that housing prices are going down here soon, along with
    some other markets scattered around the country.

          Be careful what you wish for. A popular opinion, backed by some >> serious money, and a long time popular solution, is to do things that
    force the homeless people into other areas. Basically they want to
    take the fascist approach. Force homeless people into places where
    they can be controlled.

         But hey, we have a lot of water and you can almost always drink
    the stuff coming straight out of your tap. :-)

    TB


    As usual, if there's a way to misunderstand the written word, you
    find it. I did not say there was a connection between homelessness and
    minority groups. There is, but that is not what I said. There is a
    connection between really being woke and race.

    "How “woke” became weaponized in the culture wars

    "The term “woke” has its roots in Black culture but has since been
    removed from this origin and been co-opted a symbol by those who push
    back against social justice progress."

    Strategically changing the meaning of terms is a game conservatives have
    played for a long time.

    "'Woke' has been weaponized to label those fighting oppression the
    oppressors

    https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2022/03/28/how-woke-became-weaponized-in-the-culture-wars/

    Strategically changing the meaning of terms is a game conservatives have
    played for a long time.

    https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/woke-has-been-weaponized-label-those-fighting-oppression-oppressors-n1284129

    In it's original meaning "woke" was a specific warning from Black
    people to Black people, about the specific dangers they were facing. I
    am far too White to be woke. And I'm not going to play word games with
    you while you twist and distort the meaning of words to suit whatever ridiculous shit your listening to today.

    Portland has always had an extremely obvious problem with race.
    That is not the root of the homeless problem here, but it is part of it.
    In general Portland is not seriously "woke" in any realistic meaning of
    the word. On average we probably have as much racism here as anywhere
    else in this country.

    TB

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  • From filmbydon@gmail.com@21:1/5 to Technobarbarian on Wed Sep 7 17:45:05 2022
    On Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 4:33:16 PM UTC-7, Technobarbarian wrote:
    On 9/7/2022 3:25 PM, George.Anthony wrote:
    On 9/7/2022 1:53 PM, Technobarbarian wrote:
    On 9/7/2022 8:05 AM, George.Anthony wrote:
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/portland-residents-flee-as-homeless-fill-neighborhood-parks-crime-surges-infinite-final-straws/ar-AA11yL38?li=BBnb7Kz




    Portland is a very White city and it has always suffered from
    an extreme lack of woke.

    Lack of woke? You have to be smoking something. And what has being a
    very white city have to do with homelessness? Are you implying it's minorities who are causing the problems?

    Now that the homeless problem is affecting the
    middle class I expect the politicians might get serious about solving
    the problem. All 3 of the people running for governor have this issue
    at the top of the list of things they're talking about. Whoever wins
    we'll probably see a lot of money spent on things that don't solve the
    problem.

    Yeah, but throwing money at it makes it look like something is being
    done. That's all it takes to convince those who are blind to reality.

    What they really need to do is change the laws so it's possible
    for people to build their own affordable housing.

    They are homeless for a reason. How do you expect them to build their
    own homes, affordable or otherwise?

    I don't expect to see
    that happening anytime soon because that would have a serous effect on
    the price of the homes the middle class owns. They're already hearing
    predictions that housing prices are going down here soon, along with
    some other markets scattered around the country.

    Be careful what you wish for. A popular opinion, backed by some
    serious money, and a long time popular solution, is to do things that
    force the homeless people into other areas. Basically they want to
    take the fascist approach. Force homeless people into places where
    they can be controlled.

    But hey, we have a lot of water and you can almost always drink
    the stuff coming straight out of your tap. :-)

    TB


    As usual, if there's a way to misunderstand the written word, you
    find it. I did not say there was a connection between homelessness and minority groups. There is, but that is not what I said. There is a connection between really being woke and race.

    "How “woke” became weaponized in the culture wars

    "The term “woke” has its roots in Black culture but has since been removed from this origin and been co-opted a symbol by those who push
    back against social justice progress."

    Strategically changing the meaning of terms is a game conservatives have played for a long time.

    "'Woke' has been weaponized to label those fighting oppression the oppressors

    https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2022/03/28/how-woke-became-weaponized-in-the-culture-wars/

    Strategically changing the meaning of terms is a game conservatives have played for a long time.

    https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/woke-has-been-weaponized-label-those-fighting-oppression-oppressors-n1284129

    In it's original meaning "woke" was a specific warning from Black
    people to Black people, about the specific dangers they were facing. I
    am far too White to be woke. And I'm not going to play word games with
    you while you twist and distort the meaning of words to suit whatever ridiculous shit your listening to today.

    Portland has always had an extremely obvious problem with race.
    That is not the root of the homeless problem here, but it is part of it.
    In general Portland is not seriously "woke" in any realistic meaning of
    the word. On average we probably have as much racism here as anywhere
    else in this country.

    TB

    So what? "Woke" is just a buzz word for moderate Fascists, sort of an invitation, (to hopefully?) a group rant, or maybe even a minor "hatefest"? The importance of "words meaning something", went out the door, soon as "alternative facts" were
    introduced into the lingua franca....

    Funk & Wagnalls Jr.

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  • From George.Anthony@21:1/5 to Technobarbarian on Thu Sep 8 02:48:22 2022
    Technobarbarian <technobarbarian-ztopzpam@gmail.com> wrote:
    On 9/7/2022 3:25 PM, George.Anthony wrote:
    On 9/7/2022 1:53 PM, Technobarbarian wrote:
    On 9/7/2022 8:05 AM, George.Anthony wrote:
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/portland-residents-flee-as-homeless-fill-neighborhood-parks-crime-surges-infinite-final-straws/ar-AA11yL38?li=BBnb7Kz





           Portland is a very White city and it has always suffered from >>> an extreme lack of woke.

    Lack of woke? You have to be smoking something. And what has being a
    very white city have to do with homelessness? Are you implying it's
    minorities who are causing the problems?

    Now that the homeless problem is affecting the
    middle class I expect the politicians might get serious about solving
    the problem. All 3 of the people running for governor have this issue
    at the top of the list of things they're talking about. Whoever wins
    we'll probably see a lot of money spent on things that don't solve the
    problem.

    Yeah, but throwing money at it makes it look like something is being
    done. That's all it takes to convince those who are blind to reality.

    What they really need to do is change the laws so it's possible
    for people to build their own affordable housing.

    They are homeless for a reason. How do you expect them to build their
    own homes, affordable or otherwise?

    I don't expect to see
    that happening anytime soon because that would have a serous effect on
    the price of the homes the middle class owns. They're already hearing
    predictions that housing prices are going down here soon, along with
    some other markets scattered around the country.

          Be careful what you wish for. A popular opinion, backed by some >>> serious money, and a long time popular solution, is to do things that
    force the homeless people into other areas. Basically they want to
    take the fascist approach. Force homeless people into places where
    they can be controlled.

         But hey, we have a lot of water and you can almost always drink >>> the stuff coming straight out of your tap. :-)

    TB


    As usual, if there's a way to misunderstand the written word, you
    find it. I did not say there was a connection between homelessness and minority groups. There is, but that is not what I said. There is a
    connection between really being woke and race.

    "How “woke” became weaponized in the culture wars

    "The term “woke” has its roots in Black culture but has since been removed from this origin and been co-opted a symbol by those who push
    back against social justice progress."

    Strategically changing the meaning of terms is a game conservatives have played for a long time.

    "'Woke' has been weaponized to label those fighting oppression the
    oppressors

    https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2022/03/28/how-woke-became-weaponized-in-the-culture-wars/

    Strategically changing the meaning of terms is a game conservatives have played for a long time.

    https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/woke-has-been-weaponized-label-those-fighting-oppression-oppressors-n1284129

    In it's original meaning "woke" was a specific warning from Black
    people to Black people, about the specific dangers they were facing. I
    am far too White to be woke. And I'm not going to play word games with
    you while you twist and distort the meaning of words to suit whatever ridiculous shit your listening to today.

    Portland has always had an extremely obvious problem with race.
    That is not the root of the homeless problem here, but it is part of it.
    In general Portland is not seriously "woke" in any realistic meaning of
    the word. On average we probably have as much racism here as anywhere
    else in this country.

    TB



    “Portland is a very White city… “. You said it not I. And as usual your reply is as vacuous as your head.



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  • From Technobarbarian@21:1/5 to film...@gmail.com on Thu Sep 8 08:36:04 2022
    On 9/7/2022 5:45 PM, film...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 4:33:16 PM UTC-7, Technobarbarian wrote:
    On 9/7/2022 3:25 PM, George.Anthony wrote:
    On 9/7/2022 1:53 PM, Technobarbarian wrote:
    On 9/7/2022 8:05 AM, George.Anthony wrote:
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/portland-residents-flee-as-homeless-fill-neighborhood-parks-crime-surges-infinite-final-straws/ar-AA11yL38?li=BBnb7Kz




    Portland is a very White city and it has always suffered from
    an extreme lack of woke.

    Lack of woke? You have to be smoking something. And what has being a
    very white city have to do with homelessness? Are you implying it's
    minorities who are causing the problems?

    Now that the homeless problem is affecting the
    middle class I expect the politicians might get serious about solving
    the problem. All 3 of the people running for governor have this issue
    at the top of the list of things they're talking about. Whoever wins
    we'll probably see a lot of money spent on things that don't solve the >>>> problem.

    Yeah, but throwing money at it makes it look like something is being
    done. That's all it takes to convince those who are blind to reality.

    What they really need to do is change the laws so it's possible
    for people to build their own affordable housing.

    They are homeless for a reason. How do you expect them to build their
    own homes, affordable or otherwise?

    I don't expect to see
    that happening anytime soon because that would have a serous effect on >>>> the price of the homes the middle class owns. They're already hearing
    predictions that housing prices are going down here soon, along with
    some other markets scattered around the country.

    Be careful what you wish for. A popular opinion, backed by some >>>> serious money, and a long time popular solution, is to do things that
    force the homeless people into other areas. Basically they want to
    take the fascist approach. Force homeless people into places where
    they can be controlled.

    But hey, we have a lot of water and you can almost always drink
    the stuff coming straight out of your tap. :-)

    TB


    As usual, if there's a way to misunderstand the written word, you
    find it. I did not say there was a connection between homelessness and
    minority groups. There is, but that is not what I said. There is a
    connection between really being woke and race.

    "How “woke” became weaponized in the culture wars

    "The term “woke” has its roots in Black culture but has since been
    removed from this origin and been co-opted a symbol by those who push
    back against social justice progress."

    Strategically changing the meaning of terms is a game conservatives have
    played for a long time.

    "'Woke' has been weaponized to label those fighting oppression the
    oppressors

    https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2022/03/28/how-woke-became-weaponized-in-the-culture-wars/

    Strategically changing the meaning of terms is a game conservatives have
    played for a long time.

    https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/woke-has-been-weaponized-label-those-fighting-oppression-oppressors-n1284129

    In it's original meaning "woke" was a specific warning from Black
    people to Black people, about the specific dangers they were facing. I
    am far too White to be woke. And I'm not going to play word games with
    you while you twist and distort the meaning of words to suit whatever
    ridiculous shit your listening to today.

    Portland has always had an extremely obvious problem with race.
    That is not the root of the homeless problem here, but it is part of it.
    In general Portland is not seriously "woke" in any realistic meaning of
    the word. On average we probably have as much racism here as anywhere
    else in this country.

    TB

    So what? "Woke" is just a buzz word for moderate Fascists, sort of an invitation, (to hopefully?) a group rant, or maybe even a minor "hatefest"? The importance of "words meaning something", went out the door, soon as "alternative facts" were
    introduced into the lingua franca....

    Funk & Wagnalls Jr.



    Hey, I'm an old fashioned sort of nut. Words have meaning. Jive
    ass just throws shit out there hoping some of it will stick to the wall.
    He's so dim witted that there is no way he can provide a logical
    definition for woke. At best he might manage a circular definition that
    defines woke by the people he considers woke, without really telling us
    what he thinks the word means. He really has no idea.

    TB

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  • From George.Anthony@21:1/5 to Technobarbarian on Thu Sep 8 16:15:11 2022
    Technobarbarian <technobarbarian-ztopzpam@gmail.com> wrote:
    On 9/7/2022 5:45 PM, film...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 4:33:16 PM UTC-7, Technobarbarian wrote: >>> On 9/7/2022 3:25 PM, George.Anthony wrote:
    On 9/7/2022 1:53 PM, Technobarbarian wrote:
    On 9/7/2022 8:05 AM, George.Anthony wrote:
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/portland-residents-flee-as-homeless-fill-neighborhood-parks-crime-surges-infinite-final-straws/ar-AA11yL38?li=BBnb7Kz




    Portland is a very White city and it has always suffered from
    an extreme lack of woke.

    Lack of woke? You have to be smoking something. And what has being a
    very white city have to do with homelessness? Are you implying it's
    minorities who are causing the problems?

    Now that the homeless problem is affecting the
    middle class I expect the politicians might get serious about solving >>>>> the problem. All 3 of the people running for governor have this issue >>>>> at the top of the list of things they're talking about. Whoever wins >>>>> we'll probably see a lot of money spent on things that don't solve the >>>>> problem.

    Yeah, but throwing money at it makes it look like something is being
    done. That's all it takes to convince those who are blind to reality.

    What they really need to do is change the laws so it's possible
    for people to build their own affordable housing.

    They are homeless for a reason. How do you expect them to build their
    own homes, affordable or otherwise?

    I don't expect to see
    that happening anytime soon because that would have a serous effect on >>>>> the price of the homes the middle class owns. They're already hearing >>>>> predictions that housing prices are going down here soon, along with >>>>> some other markets scattered around the country.

    Be careful what you wish for. A popular opinion, backed by some
    serious money, and a long time popular solution, is to do things that >>>>> force the homeless people into other areas. Basically they want to
    take the fascist approach. Force homeless people into places where
    they can be controlled.

    But hey, we have a lot of water and you can almost always drink
    the stuff coming straight out of your tap. :-)

    TB


    As usual, if there's a way to misunderstand the written word, you
    find it. I did not say there was a connection between homelessness and
    minority groups. There is, but that is not what I said. There is a
    connection between really being woke and race.

    "How “woke” became weaponized in the culture wars

    "The term “woke” has its roots in Black culture but has since been
    removed from this origin and been co-opted a symbol by those who push
    back against social justice progress."

    Strategically changing the meaning of terms is a game conservatives have >>> played for a long time.

    "'Woke' has been weaponized to label those fighting oppression the
    oppressors

    https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2022/03/28/how-woke-became-weaponized-in-the-culture-wars/

    Strategically changing the meaning of terms is a game conservatives have >>> played for a long time.

    https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/woke-has-been-weaponized-label-those-fighting-oppression-oppressors-n1284129

    In it's original meaning "woke" was a specific warning from Black
    people to Black people, about the specific dangers they were facing. I
    am far too White to be woke. And I'm not going to play word games with
    you while you twist and distort the meaning of words to suit whatever
    ridiculous shit your listening to today.

    Portland has always had an extremely obvious problem with race.
    That is not the root of the homeless problem here, but it is part of it. >>> In general Portland is not seriously "woke" in any realistic meaning of
    the word. On average we probably have as much racism here as anywhere
    else in this country.

    TB

    So what? "Woke" is just a buzz word for moderate Fascists, sort of an
    invitation, (to hopefully?) a group rant, or maybe even a minor
    "hatefest"? The importance of "words meaning something", went out
    the door, soon as "alternative facts" were introduced into the lingua franca....

    Funk & Wagnalls Jr.



    Hey, I'm an old fashioned sort of nut. Words have meaning. Jive
    ass just throws shit out there hoping some of it will stick to the wall.
    He's so dim witted that there is no way he can provide a logical
    definition for woke. At best he might manage a circular definition that defines woke by the people he considers woke, without really telling us
    what he thinks the word means. He really has no idea.

    TB


    I have no desire nor reason to try to define woke but I know the results
    when I see them. However… and as usual, you just used a lot of words to say nothing.

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  • From Technobarbarian@21:1/5 to George.Anthony on Thu Sep 8 15:10:56 2022
    On 9/8/2022 9:15 AM, George.Anthony wrote:
    Technobarbarian <technobarbarian-ztopzpam@gmail.com> wrote:
    On 9/7/2022 5:45 PM, film...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 4:33:16 PM UTC-7, Technobarbarian wrote: >>>> On 9/7/2022 3:25 PM, George.Anthony wrote:
    On 9/7/2022 1:53 PM, Technobarbarian wrote:
    On 9/7/2022 8:05 AM, George.Anthony wrote:
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/portland-residents-flee-as-homeless-fill-neighborhood-parks-crime-surges-infinite-final-straws/ar-AA11yL38?li=BBnb7Kz




    Portland is a very White city and it has always suffered from
    an extreme lack of woke.

    Lack of woke? You have to be smoking something. And what has being a >>>>> very white city have to do with homelessness? Are you implying it's
    minorities who are causing the problems?

    Now that the homeless problem is affecting the
    middle class I expect the politicians might get serious about solving >>>>>> the problem. All 3 of the people running for governor have this issue >>>>>> at the top of the list of things they're talking about. Whoever wins >>>>>> we'll probably see a lot of money spent on things that don't solve the >>>>>> problem.

    Yeah, but throwing money at it makes it look like something is being >>>>> done. That's all it takes to convince those who are blind to reality. >>>>>
    What they really need to do is change the laws so it's possible
    for people to build their own affordable housing.

    They are homeless for a reason. How do you expect them to build their >>>>> own homes, affordable or otherwise?

    I don't expect to see
    that happening anytime soon because that would have a serous effect on >>>>>> the price of the homes the middle class owns. They're already hearing >>>>>> predictions that housing prices are going down here soon, along with >>>>>> some other markets scattered around the country.

    Be careful what you wish for. A popular opinion, backed by some
    serious money, and a long time popular solution, is to do things that >>>>>> force the homeless people into other areas. Basically they want to >>>>>> take the fascist approach. Force homeless people into places where >>>>>> they can be controlled.

    But hey, we have a lot of water and you can almost always drink
    the stuff coming straight out of your tap. :-)

    TB


    As usual, if there's a way to misunderstand the written word, you
    find it. I did not say there was a connection between homelessness and >>>> minority groups. There is, but that is not what I said. There is a
    connection between really being woke and race.

    "How “woke” became weaponized in the culture wars

    "The term “woke” has its roots in Black culture but has since been >>>> removed from this origin and been co-opted a symbol by those who push
    back against social justice progress."

    Strategically changing the meaning of terms is a game conservatives have >>>> played for a long time.

    "'Woke' has been weaponized to label those fighting oppression the
    oppressors

    https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2022/03/28/how-woke-became-weaponized-in-the-culture-wars/

    Strategically changing the meaning of terms is a game conservatives have >>>> played for a long time.

    https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/woke-has-been-weaponized-label-those-fighting-oppression-oppressors-n1284129

    In it's original meaning "woke" was a specific warning from Black
    people to Black people, about the specific dangers they were facing. I >>>> am far too White to be woke. And I'm not going to play word games with >>>> you while you twist and distort the meaning of words to suit whatever
    ridiculous shit your listening to today.

    Portland has always had an extremely obvious problem with race.
    That is not the root of the homeless problem here, but it is part of it. >>>> In general Portland is not seriously "woke" in any realistic meaning of >>>> the word. On average we probably have as much racism here as anywhere
    else in this country.

    TB

    So what? "Woke" is just a buzz word for moderate Fascists, sort of an
    invitation, (to hopefully?) a group rant, or maybe even a minor
    "hatefest"? The importance of "words meaning something", went out
    the door, soon as "alternative facts" were introduced into the lingua franca....

    Funk & Wagnalls Jr.



    Hey, I'm an old fashioned sort of nut. Words have meaning. Jive
    ass just throws shit out there hoping some of it will stick to the wall.
    He's so dim witted that there is no way he can provide a logical
    definition for woke. At best he might manage a circular definition that
    defines woke by the people he considers woke, without really telling us
    what he thinks the word means. He really has no idea.

    TB


    I have no desire nor reason to try to define woke but I know the results when I see them. However… and as usual, you just used a lot of words to say nothing.


    In words you might be able to understand: Your subject line is
    "The reality of Wokeness" and you can't even fucking tell us what that
    is supposed to mean. LOL How are you going to talk about this if you
    don't even know that it means? How is anyone supposed to discuss this if
    we have no idea what you're trying to say? Maybe you should stick to
    words you understand?

    I'll give you an easy one that you *might* be able to handle? If Portland is so damn woke, tell us why you think Portland is "woke"?

    Fair warning: This will also be an easy one to shoot down. For
    example: an obvious answer: The BLM protests. At their maximum they
    probably got somewhere around 50,000 people out on the streets out of
    well over 3.000,000 people who could have easily gotten there using
    public transportation. Once the riots started they were pulling less
    than 5,000 on a good night. Like, for example, when #45 sent poorly
    trained thugs who just made the situation worse. As it is across this
    fair land the primary attitude here is and was staggering indifference.
    "It's not my problem."

    TB

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  • From George.Anthony@21:1/5 to Technobarbarian on Thu Sep 8 22:47:47 2022
    Technobarbarian <technobarbarian-ztopzpam@gmail.com> wrote:
    On 9/8/2022 9:15 AM, George.Anthony wrote:
    Technobarbarian <technobarbarian-ztopzpam@gmail.com> wrote:
    On 9/7/2022 5:45 PM, film...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 4:33:16 PM UTC-7, Technobarbarian wrote:
    On 9/7/2022 3:25 PM, George.Anthony wrote:
    On 9/7/2022 1:53 PM, Technobarbarian wrote:
    On 9/7/2022 8:05 AM, George.Anthony wrote:
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/portland-residents-flee-as-homeless-fill-neighborhood-parks-crime-surges-infinite-final-straws/ar-AA11yL38?li=BBnb7Kz




    Portland is a very White city and it has always suffered from
    an extreme lack of woke.

    Lack of woke? You have to be smoking something. And what has being a >>>>>> very white city have to do with homelessness? Are you implying it's >>>>>> minorities who are causing the problems?

    Now that the homeless problem is affecting the
    middle class I expect the politicians might get serious about solving >>>>>>> the problem. All 3 of the people running for governor have this issue >>>>>>> at the top of the list of things they're talking about. Whoever wins >>>>>>> we'll probably see a lot of money spent on things that don't solve the >>>>>>> problem.

    Yeah, but throwing money at it makes it look like something is being >>>>>> done. That's all it takes to convince those who are blind to reality. >>>>>>
    What they really need to do is change the laws so it's possible
    for people to build their own affordable housing.

    They are homeless for a reason. How do you expect them to build their >>>>>> own homes, affordable or otherwise?

    I don't expect to see
    that happening anytime soon because that would have a serous effect on >>>>>>> the price of the homes the middle class owns. They're already hearing >>>>>>> predictions that housing prices are going down here soon, along with >>>>>>> some other markets scattered around the country.

    Be careful what you wish for. A popular opinion, backed by some
    serious money, and a long time popular solution, is to do things that >>>>>>> force the homeless people into other areas. Basically they want to >>>>>>> take the fascist approach. Force homeless people into places where >>>>>>> they can be controlled.

    But hey, we have a lot of water and you can almost always drink
    the stuff coming straight out of your tap. :-)

    TB


    As usual, if there's a way to misunderstand the written word, you
    find it. I did not say there was a connection between homelessness and >>>>> minority groups. There is, but that is not what I said. There is a
    connection between really being woke and race.

    "How “woke” became weaponized in the culture wars

    "The term “woke” has its roots in Black culture but has since been >>>>> removed from this origin and been co-opted a symbol by those who push >>>>> back against social justice progress."

    Strategically changing the meaning of terms is a game conservatives have >>>>> played for a long time.

    "'Woke' has been weaponized to label those fighting oppression the
    oppressors

    https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2022/03/28/how-woke-became-weaponized-in-the-culture-wars/

    Strategically changing the meaning of terms is a game conservatives have >>>>> played for a long time.

    https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/woke-has-been-weaponized-label-those-fighting-oppression-oppressors-n1284129

    In it's original meaning "woke" was a specific warning from Black
    people to Black people, about the specific dangers they were facing. I >>>>> am far too White to be woke. And I'm not going to play word games with >>>>> you while you twist and distort the meaning of words to suit whatever >>>>> ridiculous shit your listening to today.

    Portland has always had an extremely obvious problem with race.
    That is not the root of the homeless problem here, but it is part of it. >>>>> In general Portland is not seriously "woke" in any realistic meaning of >>>>> the word. On average we probably have as much racism here as anywhere >>>>> else in this country.

    TB

    So what? "Woke" is just a buzz word for moderate Fascists, sort of an >>>> invitation, (to hopefully?) a group rant, or maybe even a minor
    "hatefest"? The importance of "words meaning something", went out
    the door, soon as "alternative facts" were introduced into the lingua franca....

    Funk & Wagnalls Jr.



    Hey, I'm an old fashioned sort of nut. Words have meaning. Jive
    ass just throws shit out there hoping some of it will stick to the wall. >>> He's so dim witted that there is no way he can provide a logical
    definition for woke. At best he might manage a circular definition that
    defines woke by the people he considers woke, without really telling us
    what he thinks the word means. He really has no idea.

    TB


    I have no desire nor reason to try to define woke but I know the results
    when I see them. However… and as usual, you just used a lot of words to say
    nothing.


    In words you might be able to understand: Your subject line is
    "The reality of Wokeness" and you can't even fucking tell us what that
    is supposed to mean.

    Ah yes, the liberal foul language fall back position when you have nothing
    of value or consequence to say.

    LOL How are you going to talk about this if you
    don't even know that it means? How is anyone supposed to discuss this if
    we have no idea what you're trying to say? Maybe you should stick to
    words you understand?

    I'll give you an easy one that you *might* be able to handle? If Portland is so damn woke, tell us why you think Portland is "woke"?

    Fair warning: This will also be an easy one to shoot down. For
    example: an obvious answer: The BLM protests. At their maximum they
    probably got somewhere around 50,000 people out on the streets out of
    well over 3.000,000 people who could have easily gotten there using
    public transportation. Once the riots started they were pulling less
    than 5,000 on a good night. Like, for example, when #45 sent poorly
    trained thugs who just made the situation worse. As it is across this
    fair land the primary attitude here is and was staggering indifference.
    "It's not my problem."

    TB


    You should get that reading comprehension of yours looked into. One more
    time for your pea brain. I didn’t try to define it. I posted a link
    showing the results of it, which if you insist, may as well be a synonym of liberalism. Regardless, the practitioners of whatever you define it as,
    are screwing up this country. You are attempting to defend the
    indefensible… and you are ashamed to admit it. Of course anyone who has
    saved $8.7 mil on his electric bill should have no worries about whatever happens in his state.

    --
    Liz Cheney’s pronouns… over/out.

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  • From Technobarbarian@21:1/5 to George.Anthony on Thu Sep 8 18:09:28 2022
    On 9/7/2022 3:25 PM, George.Anthony wrote:

    They are homeless for a reason. How do you expect them to build their
    own homes, affordable or otherwise?

    LOL You seriously know absolutely nothing about suffering. We
    have "unhoused" people here living in house boats they built themselves.
    Give people enough time in one spot and most of them will figure out
    something more comfortable and safer than a tent. And it would get them
    off our sidewalks and out of our parks. We're being sued because
    handicapped people are having problems getting around the tents. lol
    They might win.

    "Federal Lawsuit Alleges City of Portland Fails to Uphold Americans With Disabilities Act by Allowing Tents on Sidewalks

    Plaintiffs ask the court to mandate that the city clear all sidewalks of
    tents and also make shelter available to all those swept."

    https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2022/09/07/federal-lawsuit-alleges-city-of-portland-fails-to-uphold-americans-with-disabilities-act-by-allowing-tents-on-sidewalks/

    When you look at the numbers the thing that jumps out at you is
    that we will never spend our way out of the problem. It would simply
    cost far more than we're willing to spend. It would be an insane waste
    of money on a never ending problem.

    All 3 of the idiots running for governor want to fix the homeless
    people while we get them moved indoors. LOL That simply is NOT going to
    happen. Some of those people can't be fixed and some of them don't want
    to be fixed. Even if everyone was feeling cooperative we simply are not
    going to spend enough money to "fix" everyone.

    The big trailer park they built at Hanford during the war is an
    example of something we could afford to do. If we gave people a spot
    with basic hookups most of them could figure something out from there. A
    car, an RV, even a basic shed, would beat living in a tent. I think we
    should spread the suffering around and build these trailer parks,
    without trailers, all over the country. Who knows? Some charity might
    come along and give people a stack of cinder blocks and some cement?
    People used to start simple and build their home when they had the money
    to add more rooms. My grandfather built his home with a few simple hand
    tools. I've built and repaired enough buildings that it wouldn't bother
    me to start out with a stack of materials and a few basic power tools.
    If necessary I could even build it to code.

    We're a rich country.People throw away a lot of stuff. Around here
    we have a lot of wood. It might not look pretty when you're done, but it wouldn't be difficult to scrounge up enough wood for something you could comfortably live in.

    TB

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  • From Technobarbarian@21:1/5 to George.Anthony on Thu Sep 8 19:26:38 2022
    On 9/8/2022 3:47 PM, George.Anthony wrote:
    Ah yes, the liberal foul language fall back position when you have nothing
    of value or consequence to say.

    lol You claim you can only be offended if you choose to be
    offended. Don't let that stop you from clutching your pearls. These
    days, what you call "foul language", is common part of speech. Even
    Presidents use it. You're clutching your pearls because you didn't have
    any sort of logical response.

    TB

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